KU highlights university impact during Capitol event

State representatives Barbara Ballard, KU associate vice
provost for student success, and Paul Davis meet with members of KU’s
Unclassified Professional Staff Association during the group’s visit
to the Statehouse on March 10. Another group representing about 20 academic
and administrative units visited the Kansas Statehouse Thursday to discuss
with legislators the benefits KU provides across the state. R. Steve
Dick/University Relations

Jayhawks flocked to Topeka on Thursday as representatives of nearly 20
academic and administrative units visited the Kansas Statehouse to discuss
with legislators the benefits KU provides across the state.

“KU in the Capitol” provided legislators with information
and the opportunity to speak with students, administrators, faculty and
staff. KU displays filled the first-floor rotunda and adjacent wings,
highlighting KU’s outreach efforts and the impact the university
has on all Kansans.

The event was organized by the State Funding Team of the KU Marketing
Council, a universitywide effort to develop an integrated marketing communications
plan for KU.
Although “KU in the Capitol” was the first event of its kind
to coordinate a broad spectrum of units, other KU representatives have
made their presence felt in Topeka this session, including Chancellor
Robert Hemenway, KU’s Classified Senate and the Student Legislative
Awareness Board.

Members of KU’s Unclassified Professional Staff Association visited
the Statehouse in Topeka March 10 to help draw attention to the need for
support of higher education.
They brought a message of concern about funding for higher education in
Kansas and stressed the benefits that result from strong educational institutions.

This is the second year UPSA members have coordinated a visit to the Statehouse.

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